Football Preview: Yelm Tornados vs. Olympia Bears
The Yelm Tornados are taking a road trip to challenge the Olympia Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Yelm will be strutting in after a win while Olympia will be coming in after a defeat.
Yelm is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since October 18, 2024 on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Bethel 24-21. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tornados.
Sam Dejiacomo
| 10/17/25 vs Bethel | 199 |
| 09/19/25 vs Life Christian Academy | 112 |
| 09/26/25 vs Spanaway Lake | 81 |
| 10/10/25 @ Bonney Lake | 58 |
| 09/05/25 @ Mount Tahoma | 32 |
Sam Dejiacomo continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 199 yards and one touchdown while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. He has become a key player for Yelm: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise. Owen Sletten also deserves some recognition as he passed for his first passing touchdowns of the season.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Yelm was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Meanwhile, Olympia ended up a good deal behind Graham-Kapowsin on Friday and lost 34-20. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Yelm will need to focus on slowing down Tucker Downing, one of several Olympia players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 282 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 71.9% of his passes. 83 of Downing's passing yards were hauled in by Ibrahima Diallo, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Olympia now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Yelm, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-4.
Yelm took their victory against Olympia when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 36-13 score. In that game, the Tornados amassed a halftime lead of 22-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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